High-earning American taxpayers are likely to benefit from a significant rate drop for capital gains in 2017. That’s because major changes are likely for taxes on individuals’ investment income next year, when Republicans will control both the White House and Congress.

Fund Fiend: More than dozen mutual funds anticipate making capital-gains distributions of more than 20% of their net asset values next month, leaving some investors exposed to a potentially big tax bite. Columnist Daisy Maxey explores the situation and what you can do.

Figuring out how much Americans spend on their children — the diapers and baby food, the sports teams and braces, not to mention housing and education — is a daunting task. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has attempted just that since 1960.

The brokerage industry’s self-regulator has asked employees fired by Wells Fargo and stripped of their securities registrations to come forward if they have concerns over their treatment, the latest sign of growing scrutiny on the bank.

Fund Fiend: More than dozen mutual funds anticipate making capital-gains distributions of more than 20% of their net asset values next month, leaving some investors exposed to a potentially big tax bite. Columnist Daisy Maxey explores the situation and what you can do.

More 401(k) plans are providing a “brokerage window” through which participants can buy a wide range of stocks, mutual funds and other securities. While the services expand investors’ choices, they often come with extra fees that can reduce long-term returns.

Mixing graphene—a material made of single-atom-thick layers of carbon—with homemade “Silly Putty” produces a sensor so sensitive that it can detect the tiny footsteps of spiders, according to new research.

If the 2010 health-care law is repealed as President-elect Donald Trump has promised, about 20 million Americans would lose coverage. But while financial advisers say it’s too soon for consumers to fret, they say there are steps to take in preparation.

Donald Trump hasn’t said a lot about Social Security funding or other retirement-savings policies, but his few comments—along with congressional Republicans’ proposals—provide some insight on what to expect.

Financial advisers say that while Donald Trump’s policies will likely bring opportunity in a year or more as their inflation-boosting effects play out, for now they’re waiting and encouraging clients to maintain their short-duration bond portfolios.

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